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Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HICKS, CHARLES N

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2424

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.7%

Allow Rate

+16.7% vs TC avg

511

Total Applications

+16.4%

Interview Lift

1139

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 495 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%

§101 Eligibility

10.4%

§102 Novelty

72.4%

§103 Obviousness

4.5%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18809110	EFFECT DISPLAY METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Non-Final OA	Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18501245	DISPLAY PANEL, DETECTION DEVICE THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE	Final Rejection	Tianma Advanced Display Technology Institute (Xiamen) Co.,Ltd.
18665017	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT METADATA IN ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING	Non-Final OA	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18368178	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FOR DISPLAY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE TEMPORALLY RELEVANT TO ACTIVITIES OF A USER AND ARE CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT TO A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSET THAT THE USER IS CONSUMING	Final Rejection	Adeia Guides Inc.
18086746	ENDOSCOPE WITH NOISE MITIGATION	Non-Final OA	AMBU A/S
18235724	SATELLITE SWITCHING FOR ADDRESSABLE ASSET DELIVERY	Non-Final OA	Invidi Technologies Corporation
18130815	AFFINITY PROFILE SYSTEM AND METHOD	Final Rejection	ThinkAnalytics Ltd.

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